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B.C. Historical Newspapers Program

UBC Library acquires the first item ever printed in Vancouver.

UBC Library acquires the first item ever printed in Vancouver.

By michelle blackwell on January 4, 2018

The first edition of the Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was printed January 15, 1886.

Posted in Carousel, General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisition, B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, Chung Collection, collections, Heritage Vancouver, History and print culture, North Pacific News, Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver history, Vancouver Weekly Herald

UBC Library’s B.C Historical Newspaper archive plays critical role in helping to preserve heritage buildings in Vancouver.

UBC Library’s B.C Historical Newspaper archive plays critical role in helping to preserve heritage buildings in Vancouver.

By michelle blackwell on September 7, 2017

The Library’s digital newspaper archive is key in Heritage Vancouver’s built heritage research.

Posted in General | Tagged with B.C. Digital Newspapers archive, B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, B.C. History, built heritage research, Heritage Vancouver, newspapers, open collections, Vancouver

B.C. Historical Newspapers Archive

B.C. Historical Newspapers Archive

By michelle blackwell on September 6, 2017

Posted in General | Tagged with B.C. Digital Newspapers archive, B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, B.C. History

Digitization shares UBC Library’s treasures with the world

Digitization shares UBC Library’s treasures with the world

By Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014

UBC Library’s investment in digitization is a key part in redefining the vision and mandate of the organization and has triggered new opportunities to support teaching, learning and research at UBC and beyond.  Many of the digitization projects currently underway in the Library’s Digitization Unit are of special importance to British Columbian history. For example, […]

Posted in General | Tagged with B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, community, digitization

Photo credit: Martin Dee

Community Report: Year Two

By Jessica Woolman on May 23, 2012

UBC Library’s Community Report offers an update on the second year of the Library’s Strategic Plan. The report focuses on exciting developments related to the Library’s five strategic directions: Enhance Student Learning, Accelerate Research, Manage Collections in a Digital Context, Engage with Community, and Create an Exceptional Work Environment.   We’re happy to report on our progress, and […]

Posted in Community Report, General, Publications | Tagged with aboriginal, B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, community, community engagement, Community Report, digitization

The front pages of the Bella Coola Courier (1917) and the Abbotsford Post (1924).

Bringing B.C.’s history online

By Jessica Woolman on May 15, 2012

More than 45,000 pages chronicling B.C.’s storied past are available online following the completion of the British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project in late 2011. The project, led by the UBC Library’s Digital Initiatives Unit and generously supported by a private family foundation, features digitized versions of 24 historical papers from around the province. The titles, […]

Posted in General | Tagged with B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, Community Report, digital collections, strategic plan

Friends – Winter 2011

Friends – Winter 2011

By Jessica Woolman on December 8, 2011

Photo credit Martin Dee

Posted in Friends newsletter, Publications | Tagged with B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, BC books, digital libraries, GIS, IFLA, Small Business Accelerator (SBA), start an evolution, support, UBC Library, UBC's Okanagan Library

UBC Library update in CPSLD Newsletter

By Glenn Drexhage on November 29, 2011

An update on UBC Library appears in the fall 2011 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter, published on behalf of the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Check out the update on pages 21-23 for the latest on the B.C. Historical Newspapers Project, the B.C. History Digitization Program, UBC’s fundraising and alumni engagement campaign […]

Posted in General, Media coverage | Tagged with B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP), copyright, IFLA, Ingrid Parent, Rare Books and Special Collections, Small Business Accelerator (SBA), start an evolution, UBC Library

B.C. Historical Newspapers Project – press release

By Glenn Drexhage on November 7, 2011

More than 45,000 pages chronicling B.C.’s storied past are available online thanks to the British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project. Read the press release to find out more about this great UBC Library initiative.

Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with B.C. Historical Newspapers Program, Digital Initiatives, digitization

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